BSG.BS.01001

BSG.BS.01001 — Russian Bale Seal, Baltic States, Hemp, SPB, 1768

Russian Bale Seal, St Petersburg, 1768, Image by StuE, Found by John GM.

Found on the Thames foreshore, 26mm 17.7g.

First side:- First line - SPB = St Petersburg Second line - CTR = Roman script initials indicating the content of the bales Third line - 1768 = date of assessment

Second side:- First line- *УФ* = *UF* = unknown initials Second line - ?Y???? = name of quality control officer Third line - (H?) 21? = N 21? = number of work station

See section 5.2.3.1, Russian Seals, 1762-1769, *Russian Cloth Seals in Britain: Trade, Textiles and Origins by John Sullivan, {Type 3a-b, 1762-1769, St Petersburg}.

These seals are Russian flax or hemp bale quality control seals.

Inscription deciphered and completed by Ged Dodd of The PeaceHavens Project, IDS 73 using his extensive database:- SPB / CT ?? / 1768 // ДФ = DF / C.УШEBЬ = S.USHEV / H21